Crag: The Numbers Game (Syn., Episode 8)

[dougmorrisontheair]

Rerolling all the dice. Very well.

(rolling sfx)

Let's see if you get luckier numbers.

(ding)

There's a 6.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

There's a *1*.

(ding) (loud groans from the crowd)

And a 2 on the end for 9 points.


After Round 3:
mjyr1
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[dougmorrisontheair]

Matt leads 50 to 25 over Michael. Round 4 -- and time once again for a Fill In The Blank question.

(MG '7x stinger) (audience cheers)

You already know how this works since we played this in Game 1. This time, we're playing a single digit question instead of a missing digit query.  And here comes your question.


Claude McKnight is a member of a gospel music group. When Earl slides it, fill in the blank in the name of this group with a single digit number.

(ding)

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(Michael buzzes in)

Michael?

[Deleted]

6

[mjyr1]

Doug, you've been messing up my buzzcodes this game.

Oddly enough, it hasn't affected any of the previous games this round, but still, go take another look please.

[dougmorrisontheair]

[NOTE FROM DOUG: Thank you, Matt, for noticing the buzz codes. Got 'em fixed. Of course, had this affected the outcome and you came out losing the match, you'd be invited back in the next, or a future, match.]

Michael says the name of the group is Take 6. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. He and the others make up a sextet which formed in Huntsville, Alabama.

(rolling sfx)

Michael with a hot hand on the questions. Let's see if that translates to hot dice -- a nod to our sister show, of course.

(scattered laughter from the crowd)

Stop 'em when you're ready, Michael.

[Deleted]

B, E, & A (the "Golden Girl" &/or "Maude" combo)

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with a 5.

(ding)

There's a 1.

(ding)

And a 3 completes a 20-point odd straight. Want the 20 points -- or try for something better?

[Deleted]

I'll take the 20 points.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Taking the 20. And with that...

...Michael's narrowed the gap considerably -- as we do the math.

(AYSTA5G stinger) (audience applause)

And let's see the equation in play.

(ding)

It's a subtraction problem. I'll give you clues about the variables "a" and "b". All you have to do is solve for "x". And here's the rest of your assignment.

This is part algebra lesson and part geometry lesson. If "a" equals the number of sides on a nonagon and "b" equals the number of sides on a rhombus, "x" equals what single digit number?
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(Michael buzzes in)

Michael?

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x=5

[dougmorrisontheair]

Michael says x equals 5. Is that right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. "a" equals 9 sides for a nonagaon; "b" equals 4 sides for a rhombus. 9 minus 5 equals 4.


(rolling sfx)

Michael, chance to take the lead comes now.

[Deleted]

A, D, & C

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with a 5.

(ding)

There's a 3.

(ding) (scattered groans)

And a 2 on the end. Michael, would you like 10 points or another try?

[Deleted]

I'll freeze the 5 & the 3 & reroll the 2.

A

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right -- going either for an odd straight or a Crag. Let's freeze that 5 and 3.


(freeze sfx)  (rolling sfx)

Last screen rerolls.

(ding)

Well -- you traded up slightly. A 3 and the others give you 11 points.

With that, Michael takes the lead over Matt 56 to 50. We're halfway through this game in more ways than one. Five rounds left in this game. We play until ten rounds total are completed or until a player reaches 100 points, whichever comes first.

Next question's on sports.

Single digit question: In 1991, Earvin Johnson, Jr., stunned the basketball world when he announced he was HIV-positive and would immediately retire from the NBA. How many different letters are in his famous nickname?
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(Matt buzzes in)

Matt?

[mjyr1]

I think it would be 5.

[dougmorrisontheair]

Champ says 5. Does he say right?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. And I remember that news conference where he announced his retirement as if it were yesterday. He did make brief comebacks after 1991 -- including the Olympic run with the Dream Team and a part of '95-'96 season.



(rolling sfx)

All right, Matt, let's see if you can get back the lead.

[mjyr1]

F, E, D.

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with a 2.

(ding)

Following with a 6.

(ding)


And ending with another 6. Matt, that's 14 points if you want to stop here?

[mjyr1]

Keep the two sixes and reroll. B.

[dougmorrisontheair]

All right, we'll freeze the boxcars first.

(freeze sfx)

If that 2 becomes another 6, you complete a triple. But you want that to be a 1 for a Crag. Let's reroll that first screen.


(rolling sfx)

And let's see what happens.

(ding) (scattered cheers)

A 4 for a total of a sweet 16 points.

Matt reclaims the lead as we go to Round 7 and this question on love and marriage -- or perhaps lack thereof.

Missing digit question: Even though they're since divorced, I'll show you the year Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey tied the knot -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Matt buzzes in)

Matt?

[mjyr1]

3?

[dougmorrisontheair]

Matt says 3. Did Nick and Jessica cut their wedding cake in 2003?

(buzz)

Nope. 'Fraid not. Michael, chance to steal.

(ding)

Again, we're looking for the year Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey got married. Michael, did they tie the knot in 2002, 2004 or 2005?

[Deleted]

2002

[dougmorrisontheair]

Michael says the missing digit in the year is 2. Did their wedding take place in 2002?

(ding; audience applause)

Yes. My next question -- was Chicken of the Sea served at the reception?

(scattered laughter)



(rolling sfx)

Michael, now it's your chance to take the lead back.

[Deleted]

D, F, & C

[dougmorrisontheair]

(ding)

Starting with a 2.

(ding)

Following with a 1.

(ding)

Ending with a 4. Michael, want 7 points or another try at the dice?

[dougmorrisontheair]

(Bump for Michael.)

[Deleted]

I'll roll them all again.

A, D, & F (the backwards Food & Drug Administration combo )

[dougmorrisontheair]

Reroll the whole board. Very well.

(rolling sfx)

All the dice reroll. Let's see what happens.

(ding)

There's a 5.

(ding)

There's a 1.

(ding) (scattered groans)

And there's another 1. Broke even. Another 7-pointer.

And with that, only 3 points separate first from second place in this game. Round 8 of a maximum of 10 deals with history.

Missing digit question: I'll show you the year the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Arizona took place -- and you tell me the missing digit.

(ding)

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(Michael buzzes in)

Michael?